Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, opened in September with an initial group of 58 students in a converted job centre in Tottenham, north London. It plans to move to £31 million premises with capacity for 2,500 students.

A new college opening in London aims to boost the number of women inventing apps, launching start-ups and writing code.
Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, named after the world’s first computer programmer Ada Lovelace, plans to smash the stereotype that only men work in the technology industry.

Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, named after Ada Lovelace, the 19th century British mathematician and computing pioneer, has just begun recruiting students, after securing industry donations and backing from ministers.